Currently I have a Surface Pro 2 and a Lumia 1520. I love reading books on my Surface Pro 2, but I don't want to have to worry about sucking down battery. I was at Best Buy last night looking at the Kindle PaperWhite as a potential solution, when I realized that it's about the same size as my Lumia 1520!
Seriously, the Lumia's screen is slightly taller than the Kindle's, and maybe a quarter of an inch narrower. It got me thinking...could the Lumia 1520 be my new "Kindle"? If I was really worried about battery life, I could just turn on airplane mode while I'm reading, and it should get me pretty close. Otherwise, I think they're pretty similar in terms of text rendering and weight (the Kindle show just slightly more text, maybe 2 or 3 lines, as I compared the same book on both devices).
I know this is highly subjective, but what do you guys think? Would you buy the Kindle Paperwhite as a separate e-reader, or do you think the Lumia 1520 can achieve parity (or close to) in the e-reader realm?
Seriously, the Lumia's screen is slightly taller than the Kindle's, and maybe a quarter of an inch narrower. It got me thinking...could the Lumia 1520 be my new "Kindle"? If I was really worried about battery life, I could just turn on airplane mode while I'm reading, and it should get me pretty close. Otherwise, I think they're pretty similar in terms of text rendering and weight (the Kindle show just slightly more text, maybe 2 or 3 lines, as I compared the same book on both devices).
I know this is highly subjective, but what do you guys think? Would you buy the Kindle Paperwhite as a separate e-reader, or do you think the Lumia 1520 can achieve parity (or close to) in the e-reader realm?